Pyrite -- often called Fool's Gold -- is a brilliant gemstone that looks metallic and goes well with antique brass beads and findings. Pyrite is mostly composed of iron and sulfur, but may have trace elements of gold, copper and nickel. Auntie's Beads offers high-quality round Pyrite beads in various sizes. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get updates on sales and new releases off gemstones. Learn more in our gemstone glossary.

What You're Saying About our Pyrite Beads

Nice Heavy Beads

I really liked these pyrite beads even though they are really more pewter in color than the gold they appear to be in the picture. They are heavy and are a good quality bead that I mixed well with smoke colored crystals. It came together nicely.

- Belinda W. from San Antonio, TX

Nice

These are nice quality with a mirror-like finish. I plan on using brass components with these pyrite beads although I haven't used them yet. I am very pleased with them.

- June P. from Illinois

I LOVE Pyrite!

These are great-looking pyrite nuggets. I will hoard them and will probably put them together with the 6mm Pyrite Rounds I bought. Perhaps I'll wrap them with copper wire; maybe they'll share a necklace with Clear AB Chinese Crystal Beads. Whatever they're put together with, they'll be amazing. Pyrite RULES!